Re: [coLinux-devel] coSerial driver

[Vlad D. <vl...@w-...>]

Pat Erley wrote:

> I plan on starting a coSerial driver some time tonight.  The driver will work as follows:

 > a line in config.xml creates a /dev/ttySn, and has a
 > colinux-serial-daemon that it will call, that will pass to/from
 > stdin/out on another program.  Examples of such programs could be a
 > slirp daemon, a serial console daemon, a virtual palm pilot.... really
 > anything for windows that you could want to communicate with a linux
 > program.

Seems to be a very good idea, but it'd be better if it provides a
virtual COM-port interface at the Windows side. An example of virtual
COM-port implementation can be found at http://www.ircomm2k.de/ - I used
to look at it sources and it seems to support only one port, so some
enhancements are needed.

Also it would be nice if it supports not only simple data transfer, but
control signals too (RTS, CTS, DTR, etc...)

-- vlad